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Gaz's Rockin' Blues
| 1 | Good Rockin' Daddy / Etta James 2:24 |
| 2 | Mary Lou / Young Jessie 3:00 |
| 3 | Open the Door / Joe Tex 1:32 |
| 4 | Oh! Oh! Get Out of the Car / Richard Berry 3:02 |
| 5 | Yama Yama Pretty Mama / Richard Berry 2:14 |
| 6 | Tough Lover / Etta James 2:10 |
| 7 | Have Mercy Miss Percy / Long Tall Marvin 2:31 |
| 8 | Gotta Boogie / John Lee Hooker 2:23 |
| 9 | Shake Holler and Run / John Lee Hooker 2:39 |
| 10 | Who's Been Jivin' You / Jimmy Witherspoon 2:38 |
| 11 | She's Dynamite / B.B. King 2:29 |
| 12 | Whoopin' and Hollerin' / Preacher Stevens 2:24 |
| 13 | Strange Kinda Feeling / Elmore James 2:34 |
| 14 | Texas Hop / Pee Wee Crayton 3:05 |
| 15 | I May Be Wrong (Boogie Woogie) / Johnny Jones 2:49 |
| 16 | Sweet Little Woman / Johnny Jones 3:01 |
| 17 | Come on Let's Dance / Vanessa Robinson 2:15 |
| 18 | Love My Baby / Robbin Ray 2:37 |
| 19 | I'm Twisted / Cookie & the Cupcakes 2:58 |
| 20 | The Blacksmith Blues / Chuck Higgins Orchestra 2:40 |
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Editorial Reviews
The eldest son of British blues legend John Mayall, sometimes Trojans vocalist Gaz Mayall launched his weekly DJ showcase "Gaz's Rockin' Blues" in July 1980. A quarter century later, his Thursday night residency celebrating vintage R&B remains a staple of London nightlife, reigning as the city's longest-running active one-nighter. Ace first released Gaz's Rockin' Blues on LP in 1981, and its 2005 CD reissue doubles the original's 14-song track listing; across 24 years, Mayall's tastes appear to have changed little, and the new material merges seamlessly with the old. If anything, it's the additional cuts that make the disc worth acquiring, as they feature a number of songs not reissued since their original 78 rpm debut. Mayall favors raw, pulsating R&B rooted in jump blues and swing, and it's not difficult to imagine his play lists packing the dancefloor. Highlights include Joe Hill Lewis' "Nappy Head Woman," Cookie & the Cupcakes' "I'm Twisted," and "Open the Door" by Little Booker, later known as Joe Tex. Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
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